Framed "Lincoln" telegram re. USS Monitor
1863 (Date manufactured/created)
Paper ( Wood Frame )
A telegram note supposedly handwritten by Abraham Lincoln to Cornelius Bushnell, June 19th, 1863. "Washington is in danger! Rebel iron clad coming over land on wheels! Make nine monitors by tomorrow night and charge them to me.
- Abraham Lincoln"
In 2017 after careful expert analysis, it's likely this 'telegram' was a prank played on Cornelius by friends or colleagues; it is not Lincoln's handwriting and the envelope and telegram mastheads don't match. And Lincoln never joked about the conduct of the war, especially in easily intercepted telegrams.
Framed in black on mat.
Donor: George S. Watson
Provenance: Given in memory of Charlotte Scranton Bushnell Watson and her husband Gilbert Watson. She was the only daughter of Cornelius Bushnell.
ACC# 92.17
See www.shorelinetimes.com/opinion/days-of-yore-was-madison-s... for the story about our investigation of this document.
- Abraham Lincoln"
In 2017 after careful expert analysis, it's likely this 'telegram' was a prank played on Cornelius by friends or colleagues; it is not Lincoln's handwriting and the envelope and telegram mastheads don't match. And Lincoln never joked about the conduct of the war, especially in easily intercepted telegrams.
Framed in black on mat.
Donor: George S. Watson
Provenance: Given in memory of Charlotte Scranton Bushnell Watson and her husband Gilbert Watson. She was the only daughter of Cornelius Bushnell.
ACC# 92.17
See www.shorelinetimes.com/opinion/days-of-yore-was-madison-s... for the story about our investigation of this document.
92.17